Journal

The brief is rarely the problem
Clients almost always describe the symptom accurately and the cause badly. Our first week is spent disagreeing politely.

Naming is a legal exercise wearing a creative hat
Every good name we have made was the fourth-favourite until the trademark search killed the first three.

On charging for thinking
We used to give the strategy away and charge for the artwork. It made the strategy worse and the artwork thinner.

Ashgrove, one year on
What we would change about the Ashgrove identity now that it has been through four seasons and a wet August.